Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for and received the resignation of two top ministers Wednesday for an alleged corruption scheme the government is investigating.
Minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko and Minister of Energy Svitlana Hryshchuk have resigned after a corruption probe, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced.
Zelensky called for the resignation of the ministers earlier Wednesday.
"The decision to remove them from office is an operational one, the quickest possible. I have asked the prime minister of Ukraine to request these ministers' resignations," he said.
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